The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-25

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pack while ,sh uniing them and placed It
there without o,ir being able to detect him.
He then amusei and astounded us by forcing
four kings or fc'ur aces to come to the top Of
though we sh nffied the cards. and later he
did what ca nsidcr tho most extraordinary
trick that cali be performed In this world,
Ho would take fresh pack OF cards and deal
them rapidly In tho regular way, except that
he would deal US three hands precisely as We
called for the m. To do this he was Obliged to
read the back OF the cards and extract them
from differeIlt places In the pack with such
marvellous tiuickness that the eye could not
follow him. After no had thus proved that no
man could play with Q professional gambler
who had an desire to be crooked. he took his
faro layout and began to knock the Colonels
system to t,plinters. Before he had operated
five minute the Colonel slammed his hst on
the table ard said emphatically:
II have seen enough to mako me decide
right here. that viii never play another game
OF faro as long as live"
The gan bier could at win BY touching GER
tain sprln gs In his box force all low. cards or
all high Yards to como DIP In turn. and. in fact.
though that little silver device was human;
men betting !g against hin were entirely and
was q, thoroughly lnn9eent looking that It de-
aftery !ard whether there was more than one
mean Ing In the emphasis he laid on the state
ment that all the gambling nowadays In New
York Is strictly honest and straight.